Mind & Body Classes
Mind and Body classes blend movement and mindfulness—like yoga, Pilates, and meditation—to improve flexibility, reduce stress, and build strength from the inside out.
Class Descriptions
Gentle Yoga
B | F | R
Our Gentle Yoga class is geared toward those who are new to Yoga, those who want to deepen their knowledge of basic Hatha Yoga and is wonderful for people of all ages and stages, including those suffering from stiffness and arthritis. Class is a gently flowing style of postures and breathing exercises to improve health and peace of mind.
Power Flow Yoga
B | F | R
Power yoga, also known as power vinyasa yoga, is a dynamic form of yoga. It places emphasis on building strength and so expect a workout at a power yoga class.
All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
F | R
All Levels Vinyasa Yoga is a traditional Vinyasa yoga class that features numerous modifications to make the practice accessible for yogis of all levels. During this class you will link movement and breath to attain balance of mind and body.
Pilates Mat
B | F | R
Pilates Mat is a great way to strengthen your core muscles, as well as aligning the whole body using fun exercises that challenge and balance you.
B = Bala Cynwyd | F = Feasterville | R = Radnor
Vinyasa Flow Yoga
B | F | R
Enjoy the smooth way that the poses flow together and become like a dance. The class harmonizes each movement of the body to each breath taken so the breath is never forced to follow the actions of the body. All levels.
Gentle Flow Yoga
B | R
No Yoga experience required. Appropriate for all ages and fitness levels. Move through poses designed to warm -up your body, increase flexibility and strength while experiencing deep relaxation. All levels.
Yoga Flow
F
Yoga Flow class will be a mixture of meditation, breath-work and energizing movement. They usually begin with gentler movements to warm up the body, then move into progressively more challenging flowing sequences.
Hatha Strong
B
Hatha Strong is a powerful, alignment-focused yoga class designed to build strength, flexibility, and mindful endurance. Through longer posture holds and intentional movement, this class helps you develop muscular stability, deepen body awareness, and refine your alignment. Expect a slower pace with a strong emphasis on technique—perfect for those who want to challenge both body and mind while cultivating a solid foundation. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or building strength from the ground up, Hatha Strong offers the structure and intensity to support your growth.
Pilates Yoga Fusion
B
Combining the best of both practices! This practice is great cross training for those who want to integrate a focus on core strengthening into their Yoga practice.
Hatha Yoga
F
Hatha yoga is an ancient asana practice that integrates breath, body, and mind. This class provide an opportunity to stretch, unwind, and release tension.
All Levels Yoga
F
All Levels Yoga is just as it sounds. During this class, classic yoga poses are practiced with an emphasis on alignment and options for modifications.
YinYoga
B | R
Yin poses are particularly good for releasing tension in the hips, pelvis and spine. End with a guided relaxation to bring greater balance to mind, body, and spirit. All levels welcome.
Pilates & More
R
Pilates based workout focusing on core strength, flexibility and total body conditioning...a perfect mix of body sculpting exercises designed to make you sweat!
Chair Yoga
B | F
Not everyone can get up and down off the floor easily making traditional yoga classes difficult. If you have any health issues, Chair Yoga is the ideal class for you to try! With the help of a chair anyone can practice yoga and experience the same benefits of increased circulation, balance, flexibility, mobility and strength. Chair Yoga is incredibly relaxing in part because of the heavy emphasis on breathing techniques and relaxation.
Yoga Sculpt
B
Yoga Sculpt incorporates small hand weights, cardio, and bodyweight strength work in a yoga flow to amp things up and break a sweat! Work all the major muscle groups for a full-body workout with plenty of time to stretch it out and settle into a sweet Savasana.
Gentle Flow Pilates Mat
B
Re-center and balance your body with light movement and deep stretching will leave you feeling long and loose! Gentle Flow Pilates Mat will have a deep focus on core strength, stretch, and recovery to help elongate muscles. The active stretching and recovery will energize your mind and body.
Yoga Stretch
F
Yoga stretch is a gentle flow mixing the basics of yoga postures with stretching exercises. This class primarily uses a basic warm up as well as the classic Yoga sun salutations to warm up the body before moving deeper into stretching poses that will be held for longer counts in co-ordination with one's breath.
YinYasa Yoga
R
YinYasa Yoga offers a combination of mid-pace vinyasa flow and longer hold Yin postures, offering an ideal mixture of relaxation and invigoration. With a focus on alignment but a fun freedom to play with new postures, this class will broaden your range of physical capabilities and flexibility through breathwork.
YinYasa Flow
B
Yin Yasa flow offers a combination of mid-pace vinyasa flow and longer hold Yin postures, offering an ideal mixture of relaxation and invigoration. With a focus on alignment but a fun freedom to play with new postures, this class will broaden your range of physical capabilities and flexibility through breathwork. Pranayama practice and music are incorporated, and students are highly encouraged to bring their own blanket/towel (or multiple for extra support!).
Slow Flow Yoga
B | F | R
A gentle, but deep approach to Vinyasa yoga links poses to breath to reveal body awareness, inner strength, and gentle opening.
Core & Stretch
B
This 45-minute class you will engage in a mix of strengthening and flexibility exercises that leave you feeling both energized and relaxed. Core & Stretch can offer a balanced approach to fitness by enhancing both strength and flexibility, which are essential for overall health, injury prevention, and daily function.
Core Yoga
B
Core Yoga is a style of yoga that creates strength and stability in your center. This class will not only sculpt your muscles, but improve your posture, enhance your balance, and reduce pain
Mat Sculpt
B
This dynamic, total-body workout fuses the best of Strength Training, Pilates, Barre, Yoga, and cardio into one powerful sculpt session. Expect a fun, functional mix of movement designed to tone muscles, improve flexibility, build endurance, and enhance your mind-body connection. You'll rotate through a variety of equipment to keep your body challenged and your mind engaged. Come ready to move and sweat!
Member Testimonial
Real Stories. Real Results.
The Group Fitness classes at AFC Bala are my jam. I prefer to workout in a group setting, enjoying the interaction between class members and instructors. Our instructors motivate me as well as keep me safe by correcting my form. Meghan brings energy, music and new moves to every class she teaches. She started at AFC teaching an aerobics dance class which I loved. I am currently loving her Barre classes, Sculpt and Shred and Core and Stretch. Her class focuses on all muscle groups as well as time to stretch. I take a strength class with Charlene who puts us through exercises to build muscle and tone our bodies. She constantly walks around the room giving encouragement and correction when necessary. We work with different equipment each week. Rick teaches Spin. He is part D.J., motivational speaker, and chair dancer with great music. I can’t help but sweat every class. Kristin is my Mat Pilates teacher. Her class is more Zen (after Spin), which is the perfect addition to my training. Her music choice is wonderful and she always challenges us to move our bodies to stretch, lengthen and tone. Core and more (aka: high intensity) with Olivia is fun as she uses her music, singing and dancing around to distract us from the challenging workout. Her 3 minutes of EMOM (every minute on the minute) is epic. Jill is now changing up her routines to keep us on our toes for Barre class. Each instructor reminds me to breath, hydrate, modify, if needed and challenge myself. Thanks to Kristin who is always listening to member’s suggestions and looking for instructors to best meet our needs.
Jackie A.